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I have only been in Bullseye Archery a couple times and mad purchases . I thought they were pricy and the guy in the Archery / Gun area had an attitude . Maybe I wasn't spending enough money there . Anyway , I don't stop there anymore when I am in the area . I wonder if Bullseye dropped Elite or if it is the other way around . Maybe they are a good shop if you go there enough . They turned me off .

Yes , they sell the apples . A farmer sub-contracts the crop from them and has them picked . There are so many Fruit farms around that the deer don't devastate the crop but they are there . Even though they are anti-hunters , they are still close friends . Folks don't have to agree with everything I believe in to be friends ! :

I started deer hunting in 1965 . Since then , I have only met one DEC Officer while hunting and that was about 1966 . Joisey must have a lot more officers than we have . The only time I see any DEC guy now is when we have the Sportsmen's Dinners in the spring .

I used to sight mine in every year a month or so before gun season opened . Nothing changed . Then every two years . No change . Then every 5 years . No change . I have a 12 ga Winchester with a Weaver Qwik-Point sight from 1965 . I have shot a bunch of deer with it over the years but now about the only time I take it is opening day of gun season . Other than that , I take the muzzle loader because it's more fun to shoot . I havn't adjusted the sight on the shotgun in about 43 years .

Well , I guess i'm not going to drive down to New Jersey to hunt ! ???

Nice bear pic , Burt . I don't think i'd want to be walking around the camp unless I was packin' !

I have Blaze Orange Tabs on my hunting blinds and I also hang BO marking tape on my blinds so it can be seen bu hunters , etc ...... It's not mandatory but I do it anyway .

The man had to be saved ........

You can tell this bear is a Democrat because he is sitting and waiting for a handout .........

Would this pass the test ?

I have friends that have a very large apple orchard on Stoney Lonesome Road in Williamson . They won't let anyone hunt the property and there are treestands just off the property lines . I tried to tell the wife that they aren't protecting the deer as they are being shot when they cross the line . One neighbor asked my friend if he could go back with his ATV to pick up his deer as it was easier to go through the orchard than the woods . The husband told me I could put up trail cam's to take pics of the deer . I told him , "why would I want to tease myself and take pics of deer I can't shoot ? Imagine a big 10 pointer on the trailcam ! "

I gave the guy that did my string , the measurements from the book . He called the technician at Ben Pearson to make sure . These string makers don't want to screw up ..........

And the obvious question would be ...... why not? Well Doc , you didn't let me down ! : When I typed in my post , I knew you'd have something to say ! ??? I wear a helmet when I go biking or ride the ATV -- I don't need someone to tell me I have to ..... I wear a harness or I don't go in a stand , I don't need someone to tell me I have to ..... I wear a seatbelt when driving , sitting in the passenger seat or back seat ...I don't need someone to tell me I have to ..... I don't talk on a phone when I am driving , I don't need someone to tell me I have to ..... I wear Blaze Orange when I hunt , I don't need someone to tell me I have to ..... Making a law to make the wearing of Blaze Orange Mandatory is just another law that won't be enforced ! ( just like drivers talking on cell phones not being pulled over and ticketed ) .

I wear Blaze Orange but don't feel that is should be mandatory ...........

The guy at the shop put the box in my truck . I thought it felt light when I got home . I didn't say anything to the guy and never went back . I told the guy that mentioned the place and had worked part time for the butcher about the ripoff and he said he had gotten a bad deal also . So I asked the dumb ass why he sent me there and all I got was a blank stare . The guy puts up a sign and butchers deer in his garage during the season .

Small buck

I got 33# from this doe . The box it was in is included in the weight . The doe was much bigger than a buck I had shot during bow season . I got 53# of venison off him without the box . All processors aren't honest . I used to take my deer to a processor on Tuckahoe Rd in Williamson and always got a fair deal . He discontinued processing due to health problems .

I enjoy a few of the shows but find it irritating to have one of the participants "re-cap" the hunt / shot after I have seen everything . If they need to fill in another 5 minutes , do it with something else !

It's unconscionable what those "brutes" do to our natural resources ! http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/smiles/help.gif[/img]

Wow ! The amount of buck kills in the Southern Zone was 5 1/4 times the amount in the Northern zone .......... The Southern looks to be maybe 2 1/2 times the size of the Northern zone and I would imagine there are more food sources in the Southern zone . Just a guess .........

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Depends on what size SD card you use . I'll e-mail the PhotoShare unit to you to try out ! :

If anyone is around the Potter / Naples area , you might enjoy this . Dear Co-op Member, We hope that this finds everyone well and ready for the upcoming deer hunting season. We have scheduled an informal fall meeting for Saturday, September 25th to provide everyone with an opportunity to get together to talk about hunting and the deer that they’ve seen or caught on trail cam. The meeting will start at noon and will be held at Ken Frearson’s hunting camp at 1625 Italy Valley Road. Lunch, including hot dogs, salads, etc will be provided. In addition to providing an opportunity for everyone to get together before the season starts, we will also kick-off our deer hunting contests for 2010 and provide some information about the importance of maintaining and submitting observation and harvest information. Contests As last year, we will feature both a “Big Buck” and a “Dough” contest during the 2010 deer hunting season. The entry fee remains $5 for each, and the rules for both are unchanged from last year. You may enter the contests either in person at the meeting on the 25th, or if you cannot attend the meeting you can mail-in the entry slip and fee by October 15th. For those considering the Dough contest, please remember the importance of fully completing the “entry slip” including doe age and indicating whether or not the doe was lactating if a 1 ½ year old. The percent of yearling does found to have been bred as a fawn is an important indicator of local herd health. Last year’s contest data indicated a 20% lactation rate among yearling does, however the small sample size makes this number suspect. DEC biologists estimate the doe fawn breeding rate at about 7% in our region. Information for both contests is attached. As determined at our spring meeting, last year’s Big Buck contest winner was Ken Frearson, and the three Dough contest winners were Charles Stackhouse, Larry Hann, and Roger Smith. Observation and Harvest Information As always, members are encouraged to maintain and submit observation and harvest information as this is the only means by which we can judge our progress in improving our local deer herd and our deer hunting experience. This is how we know that mature buck sightings have increased by 30% on member properties since our inception in 2007. About 36% of member properties submitted data last hunting season. If you participated last season - thank you, and if you didn’t, please consider doing so this year. Observation and harvest data submitted by members is never shared with other members in a property specific fashion. Observation and harvest reporting forms and instructions are attached. Hope to see you at the meeting on the 25th! Please call or write with any questions. John (585/554-3336) & Ken (585/636-4264)

Butchering my own deer takes a day of hunting away from me . I almost always process the deer the day after I hang it up . So , it's skin , cut , grind and vacuum seal in one day

I purchased the photoshare unit from the Sportsman's Guide . My member price was 35.97 but the shipping charges jacked up the price ($9.49) plus $.99 insurance . I had a $10 coupon so my final cost was $36.45 . IT had a unique battery that is rechargable . You can tak it in the woods and check out the SD cards from your Trail Cam . That's why I bought it . It also hooks up to your TV or computer . It's 9" X 5 1/4" X 7/8" .